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Greece
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6th Grade
12/09/2009

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PENINSULA
Definition

land with water on three sides

 

Greece was a peninsula because it had water on 3 sides.

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Epic
Definition

a long poem

 

 

Homer wrote the epic story of Illiad.

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ACROPOLIS
Definition

a high, rock hill on or near which early people built cities

 

 

The acropolis was the center of religious life.

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CITY-STATE
Definition

a city which citizens govern them selves

 

 

Sparta was the strongest city-state in Greece.

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ARISOCRAT
Definition

a member of a rich and powerful family

 

 

Pericles was an aristocrat.

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DEMOCRACY
Definition

a form of government where citizens govern themselves.

 

Athens was became a democracy form of government.

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TRAGEDY
Definition

a type of serious drama that ends in disaster for the main character.

 

Some of the most famous Greek plays were tragedies. 

 

 

 

 

 

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TYRANT
Definition

to seize power by force

 

People of Greece were afraid of Alexander the Great because he was such a tyrant.

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TRIBUTE
Definition

a payment made by a less powerful state or nation to a more powerful one.

 

Athens became wealthy by taking tributes from its allies.

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ASSASSINATE
Definition

to murder for political reasons

 

Alexander wanted to become king so he assassinated Philip. 

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BLOCKADE
Definition

the cutting off of an area by enemy forces that closes it to travel and trade

 

The blockade kept the ships from coming into the harbor.

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IMMORTAL
Definition

someone or something that lives forever

 

People thought the god were immortal and lived forever.

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AGORA
Definition

a public market and meeting place in an ancient Greek city.

 

The Agora was the center of Greek public life.

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PHILOSOPHER
Definition

someone who uses reason to understand the world.  In Greece, the earliest philosphers used reason to explain natural events.

 

 

Philosophers used myths to explain why things happened like sickness.

 

 

 

 

 

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PLAGUE
Definition

a widespread disease

 

THe plague lasted 5 years and killed 1/3 of the people in Athens.

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BARBARIAN
Definition

a person considered to be wild and uncivilized

 

People who kill other people are barbarians.

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HELLENISITIC
Definition

describing Greek culture after the death of Alexander the Great.  This includes the 3 main kingdoms formed by the breakup of ALexander's empire. 

 

 

Greek

 

 

 

 

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SPARTA PARAGRAPH
Definition
Sparta was one of the most famous city-states in Greece.  They were mostly known for their strong military.  They became strong because of how they raised their children.
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